Jiva Vichar Prakaranam

SR No.: 010679
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Ratnaprabhvijay
Publisher: Ratnaprabhvijay
Total Pages: 240
Language: Sanskrit, Hindi
Classification: Book_Devnagari
File Size: 33 MB

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has very often been mentioned in Jaina Scriptures as "sprithakatva" signifying any number between two and nine.
The samthāņa (form, figure) of the five Sthåvaras has been mentioned in the "Saṁgrihini Grantha" as follows:- The form of a Prithvi-kāya jiva resembles that of a seed of Masūra corn; the form of an Ap-kāya jiva resembles that of a buble of water; the form of a Téjas-kāya jiva resembles that of a bundle of needles; the form of a Vāyu-kāya jiva resembles that of a flag; Vanaspatikāya jivas have a large variety of forms. Two-sensed, threesensed and four-senised jivas, as well as, Sammurchima pañcéndriya tiryanca jîvas (five-sensed brutes born without the union of parents) have ugly and multi-formed bodies. Those who are born from an embryo, have all the six forms. Sammurchima manusyāḥ (human beings born without the union of parents) have huņda samsthăna (ugly and irregular forms ).
The writers on "Karma-Ciranthas" mention all the six forms for Sammurchima tiryancas (brutes born without the union of parents). According to them, even Vaikriya bodies have ugly forms and have fan-like figures. The Vaikriya forms of fivesensed sub-human and human beings and the uttara-vaikriya forms of Vaimānika gods are mentioned to be of various forms. The uttara-vaikriya forms of hellish beings, have ugly and irregular shapes.
The Samthāņa (saristhāna) or forms or figures of objects are of the following six kinds viz (1) Parimandala, resembling a bangle or a wheel. (2) Vatta, resembling a ball or a sweetmeat ball (3) Tamsa (tryamsa) triangular-resembling the fruit Singhāð frais (4) Samacalurasra-a square. (5) Ayata-a figure triat has length more than its breadth resembling a stick-and (6) Huņda samsthāna-An ugly-multi-formed figure. Irregular and ugly.
(10 (2) (3) 4 (4) 5) # and (6) Hunda-Irregular ugly.